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Direct Contracting Resources
NAACOS is hosting its next Direct Contracting-related webinars on January 23 and February 6. The first webinar, entitled Navigating the Model Matrix: 101, will provide a high-level review of new payment models from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, highlighting key aspects of new models and drawing comparisons to previous, legacy models. The second webinar on February 6 will provide a more in-depth discussion of programs and strategies for participation in multiple models.
NAACOS Direct Contracting Taskforce has several resources already available, including an In-Depth Review of the Direct Contracting Model, a 75-minute overview webinar, and a chart comparing Direct Contracting and other high-risk ACOs. As we formally announced last month, the Taskforce aims to help providers and healthcare organizations fully prepare to assess and participate in this new model by offering a number of resources. We are also actively working to advocate that CMS make improvements to the Direct Contracting Model.
If you are already a NAACOS member, congratulations! You’re automatically enrolled, and these new resources are complimentary to your membership.
For those not yet members of NAACOS, we are offering complimentary access to our Direct Contracting Taskforce. This grants immediate access to NAACOS resources and benefits specific to the Direct Contracting Model that the Taskforce produces, including last week's webinar. The access, which will be valid through December 31, 2020, will guide organizations throughout the application process and implementation period.
Direct Contracting Taskforce benefits include:
- Webinars and resources reviewing key details of Direct Contracting
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NEW! Listserv dedicated to discussing and asking questions about the model (Be sure to sign up to be a part of this ListServ!)
- NEW! Dedicated webpage compiling NAACOS and CMS Direct Contracting resources
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NAACOS advocacy to continue shaping the model, which will be critical prior to the start of the first performance year in 2021
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Opportunities to engage with your peers evaluating the model to discuss and learn from one another
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Discount rates for in-person NAACOS conferences and boot camps with sessions focused on Direct Contracting and other new payment models
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Hearing the perspectives of actuaries evaluating this model compared to others
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Pose questions for NAACOS to get answered by Innovation Center staff
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NEW! NAACOS email address for questions: DirectContracting@naacos.com
This new Taskforce is being led by NAACOS staff and notable industry leaders:
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Pam Halvorson
Pam is the Lead Executive of Operations for UnityPoint Accountable Care, a Next Generation Model ACO. Pam is also a leading
industry expert with 30 years of experience in transforming healthcare delivery and payment and has been involved in CMS
programs including the Next Generation Model and Pioneer Model.
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Dave Ault
Dave serves as a consultant to NAACOS and is Counsel at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP where he advises clients on a range of issues
including those related to value-based payment. Dave regularly draws on his extensive experiences at HHS and CMS, including his
tenure leading the Next Generation ACO Model and working as part of the MSSP leadership team.
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Allison Brennan
Allison is the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for NAACOS. She leads the NAACOS advocacy and policy team and works to
shape current and new accountable care models with a particular emphasis on Medicare models. Allison brings over ten years of
experience working with healthcare payment and ACO policy.
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About NAACOS
The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) represents more than 12 million beneficiary lives through hundreds of organizations
participating in population health-focused payment and delivery models in Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance. Models include the
Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), Next Generation ACOs, and alternative payment models supported by a myriad of commercial health plans and Medicare Advantage. NAACOS is a member-led and member-owned nonprofit organization that works on behalf of health systems and physician provider organizations across the nation participating in population health-focused payment models to improve quality of care, outcomes, and healthcare cost efficiency.
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